See also: Hor, hor, hoor, hör, hør, and hôr

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse hór, related to Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha).

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hór m (genitive singular hós, nominative plural hóar) (archaic)

  1. pot-hook
  2. (agriculture) a specific type of earmark for sheep
    Synonyms: hóbiti, hóbit, hóbitað, hófbiti, hófur
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic *hōrą. Related to hóra (whore).

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hór n (genitive singular hórs, no plural)

  1. adultery, fornication
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Etymology 3

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From Old Norse hórr (adulterer), from Proto-Germanic *hōraz.

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hór m (genitive singular hórs, nominative plural hórar)

  1. (archaic) the lover of a married woman
    Synonym: friðill
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hór m

  1. h-prothesized form of ór

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *hōrą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (desire, wish).

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hór n (genitive hórs)

  1. adultery
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  • hóra (whore, harlot)
  • hórr (adulterer)
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  • Icelandic: hór
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hor
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hor
  • Old Swedish: hōr
  • Danish: hor

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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hór m (genitive hós)

  1. pot-hook
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